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14/11/2025

As Ghana Health Service, we remain committed to ensuring equity by creating youth-friendly spaces where adolescents feel safe, respected, and empowered. Achieving this requires strong policies, non-judgmental health services, and the active support of families and communities.

14/11/2025

Diabetes

Labs that can help you diagnose diabetes mellitus include fasting blood glucose, a 2-hour glucose tolerance test (OGTT), random blood glucose test, and hemoglobin A1c.

Normal findings include fasting glucose less than 100 mg/dL, OGTT less than 140 mg/dL, random blood glucose less than 200 mg/dL, and hemoglobin A1c less than 5.7%.

On the other hand, if there is diabetes mellutus, fasting glucose is at least 126 mg/dL, OGTT is equal to or greater than 200 mg/dL, random blood glucose is also at least 200 mg/dL, and hemoglobin A1c is 6.5% or more.

Anything between normal values and diabetes mellitus is considered prediabetes.

26/10/2025

HPV vaccine is safe, effective and protects against cervical cancer.

Get informed.
Get screened.
Get vaccinated.

Send ‘HPVCHAT’ to 1755 now to learn more on how to .

26/10/2025

Managers conference

Ghana Health Service is bringing together senior nursing and midwifery leaders from across the country to share insights, strengthen leadership, and advance strategies for delivering quality healthcare.

Follow the highlights and key discussions from the Senior Nursing and Midwifery Managers Conference 2025, live on here on Facebook, from 27th – 31st October, 2025.

26/10/2025

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The Government of Ghana has signed an agreement with the Government of Grenada for the recruitment of nurses. This is to seek applications from experienced, dynamic and committed individuals who are interested in a challenging yet highly rewarding professional opportunity in Grenada for the position of:

REGISTERED NURSE

With the following specialties: -

 Critical Care Nurses
 Accident and Emergency Nurses
 Infectious Disease Nurses
 Public Health Nurses
 General Nurses

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCES

(i) The Applicant should meet the regulatory requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana,
(ii) Applicants should have at least five (5) years working experience.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Each Applicant is required to provide the following:
 Original/ Two (2) Photocopies of nursing academic certificate,
 Original/ Two (2) Photocopies of certificate of good standing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council,
 Current and Previous appointment,
 Original/ Two (2) Photocopies of certificate of criminal record from the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service covering the immediate past six (6) months,
 Original/ Two (2) Photocopies of certificate of change of name where applicable,
 Original/ Two (2) Photocopies immunization certificate,
 Original/ Two (2) Photocopies of the Birth Certificate,
 Two (2) copies of an up-to-date curriculum vitae,
 Two (2) reference letters dated within the last six (6) months,
 An endorsed recent passport size photograph with white background,
 Biodata page of passport with two (2) years validity,
 Application Form,
 Any other relevant document.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

 Application starts from Friday, 24th October 2025 and ends on Tuesday, 28th October 2025.
 Applicants are to apply through the Ministry of Health’s Recruitment Portal, https://hr.moh.gov.gh or email : mohhrhd@moh.gov.gh

Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview and will be required to submit all the necessary documents including certified copies of qualifications and professional registration.

28/09/2025

A good number of people die at accident scenes because of how we handle them rather than the accident itself.
You don't need medical training to know these things.
Stay tune

27/09/2025

🚨 “Pit to Distress” – When Birth is Rushed 🚨

“Pit to distress” isn’t just about a medication.

It’s about a mindset of increasing pitocin quickly to purposefully place the baby in distress so it can end in a c-section often for the convenience of the provider.

🔹 What happens?
Pitocin (synthetic oxytocin) is started to speed things up. Instead of titrating slowly and watching how the uterus and baby respond, the dose keeps climbing higher and higher. Contractions pile on too strong, too long, too close together.

The baby eventually shows signs of distress (heart rate drops, decelerations). Suddenly, the provider calls for an “emergency” cesarean.

🔹 Why does this matter?
Because sometimes, this isn’t an accident.
-Providers are under pressure to manage multiple patients at once.
-Hospitals run on schedules, not physiology.
-The “standard” of care often rewards efficiency over patience.
-For some, a quick surgical delivery is faster than waiting through a long physiologic labor.

This means pitocin can be used almost as a tool to provoke distress often creating a medical reason to end labor sooner.

⚠️ The harm? Families may believe their body failed and trauma bond.

This type of pit to distress often ends in a cesarean due to fetal distress as that is the whole point.

This type of dangerous play with pit can also lead to brain injury for the baby.

Pit to distress IS obstetrical violence.

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24/09/2025

🔥 Thousands walked, one voice echoed: Red Means STOP 🚦 – Say NO to hard Drugs!

Salvaging the youth for a better tomorrow ✌🏾😌

18/09/2025

Isn't this alarming ?
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital reports a sharp rise in non-communicable diseases, recording over 5,225 diabetes cases, 2,300 kidney cases, and 2,800 heart cases in just six months.

18/09/2025

18/09/2025

“World Health Organization (WHO) reaffirms every child's right to safe, quality care. As we light up Ghana in orange—the colour of hope and safety—let it symbolize our commitment to making healthcare safer for every newborn and child” ~ Dr Fiona Braka, World Health Organization Ghana Representative at the commemoration of .

18/09/2025

RED MEANS STOP🛑
Drug abuse, addiction destroys and kills you faster, ruins relationships with loved ones and family. Don’t try to belong when it comes to drugs, you're the future and the future is yours.
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World Health Organization Ghana
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